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US 2025/0000253 A1Published application
Modular shelving apparatus and system
AssigneeInternational Paper Company
InventorGREGORY J. KULA
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Abstract
A cabinet includes a plurality of vertically spaced-apart shelves adapted to hold product for display in a retail location. The cabinet is formed from a flat blank which is folded to form the cabinet. The cabinet further includes an interior structure to provide strength and rigidity. Multiple cabinets can be coupled together in a system to create multiple configuration displays.
Claims20
A cabinet comprising:
- a base cabinet comprising:
- (i) a base cabinet body including a base cabinet back wall, base cabinet upper and lower front walls, and base cabinet first and second side panels extending between the back wall and the front walls, the base cabinet back wall formed to include a plurality of slots spaced across the base cabinet back wall, (ii) a plurality of base cabinet shelves spaced vertically from one another and extending between the back wall and the upper and lower front walls, respectively, and (iii) a base cabinet support inserted within the base cabinet body between the first side panel and second side panel of the base cabinet body and secured in the plurality of slots;
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- a top cabinet comprising:
- (i) a top cabinet body including a top cabinet back wall, top cabinet upper and lower front walls, and top cabinet first and second side panels extending between the top cabinet back wall and the top cabinet upper and lower front walls, the top cabinet back wall formed to include a plurality of slots spaced across the top cabinet back wall, and (ii) a plurality of top cabinet shelves spaced vertically from one another and extending between the top cabinet back wall and the top cabinet upper and lower front walls, respectively, and (iii) a top cabinet support inserted within the top cabinet body between the first side panel and second side panel of the top cabinet body and secured in the plurality of slots;
- wherein the plurality of base cabinet shelves are at least partially supported by the base cabinet support, the plurality of top cabinet shelves are at least partially supported by the top cabinet support, and a portion of the top cabinet support rests on the base cabinet support to at least partially support the top cabinet support and the plurality of top cabinet shelves.
3 more elements
A cabinet comprising:
- a cabinet body including a cabinet back wall, upper and lower cabinet front walls, and first and second cabinet side panels extending between the back wall and the front walls,
- a plurality of cabinet shelves spaced vertically from one another and extending between the back wall and the upper and lower cabinet front walls, respectively, and
- a cabinet support inserted within the cabinet body between the first side panel and second side panel of the cabinet body and configured to engage and support each of the shelves included in the plurality of cabinet shelves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.